To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table, in a similar format to table 15.1 of Cm 288—II, showing for each expenditure line the percentage of expenditure for the years 1982–83 to 1990–91 which is demand led.

All expenditure on social security benefits is demand-led, other than for elements of the social fund from 1988–89 onwards. Those elements of social fund expenditure which are demand-led represent about a quarter of planned expenditure on the benefit in those years. Expenditure on administration is not demand-led.